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Schools in Alabaster Township

Alabaster Township’s public schools

Tawas Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alabaster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,124 students on the public path
In brief

Alabaster Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alabaster Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Clara B Bolen Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Tawas Area Middle School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alabaster Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Clara B Bolen Elementary Schoolin Tawas CityB+
5–8Tawas Area Middle Schoolin Tawas CityB−
9–12Tawas Area High Schoolin Tawas CityB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tawas Area Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tawas Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,124 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,555MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 45.4% · 570 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 574 students tested

Alabaster Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Alabaster Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alabaster Township—Tawas Area Schools
TawasB+Tawas Area Schools
Sherman—Tawas Area Schools PK–12 · Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools K–12
Whitney—Au Gres-Sims PK–12 · Tawas Area Schools PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Tawas Area Schools with Alabaster Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Alabaster Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Alabaster Townshipin other towns
Clara B Bolen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tawas City
B+
433 students18:1Rate it →
Tawas Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tawas City
B−
340 students17:1Rate it →
Tawas Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tawas City
B
351 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Alabaster Township’s schools

Are Alabaster Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alabaster Township. Tawas Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alabaster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alabaster Township in?

Tawas Area Schools.

Where do Alabaster Township kids go to high school?

Tawas Area High School.

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What Alabaster Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.